sgh, in your *other* thread regarding this, ewe say: "it's impossible for me to audition different cartridges...". i was in the same boat, so what i did was try to get as much info on cartridges as possible, and narrow my choices down that way.
as i'm not in a financial position to drop big money on a spendy cartridge, i figured if one may be nominally better/worse in my system, it really doesn't matter, cuz my buying decision is gonna be based upon finding the best deal possible on a lightly-used or demo cartridge, &, at the price i'm gonna be paying, it wood *still* be far better than anything i'd have any right to expect, if i were buying new.
thus, i was able to get a lyra clavis, completely o-hauled by vandenhul to symphonic-line's specs, thru klaus bunge of oddyssey audio. my cost on this ~$2400-retail-w/rebuild cartridge was <$500. as prerviously stated, it's not really relevant to me whether or not it's a better match in my system than a frog, benz, latest lyra, etc. it's surely better than i have any right to expect, for <$500... ;~)
btw, i also use an oracle, updated to mk-v specs, w/the exception of an origin-live dc-motor/power-supply. tonearm is o-l modded rega rb250. pentagon ps-3 fono-stage thru a melos preamp.
i still haven't gotten to mounting my lyra, to be honest, i wanted to digest the recent o-l mods 1st, & i'm actually enjoying my *cheapie* lo-output ortofon mc25-fl! :>)
regards, doug